Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Hi Grryf. I know what you mean about heros rise being linniar, although i played it through only the once thus far. However, I disagree that your choices dont make a difference. Heros rise I see rather more like an ff or Lone wolf style gamebook, sinse the choices you make are involved not with finding a completely different ending but with getting you through the the path without dying or using up your resources. Equally, while the over all narrative doesnt change in terms of events, you still do have various ways of accomplishing the same goal, its thus a little more like an rpg, and as my problems with the second book show not always an easy one. broadsides and Dragon worked the same way, as does the not related Codename Cygnus, though neither had quite the management or required consistancy of the hero games. Mecha ace I enjoyed but got very depressed when it turned out Id cocked my game up so badlyspoilers ahoy! I took choices to push into melee and piloting and became an awsome fighter, then I stood up to torture and lost my right hand, which took my piloting and melee down to nothing meaning I couldnt finish the game. The fact that the engineer who was my best friend and the bridge ensign who Id come close to a relationship with both died at the battle of the jumpgate didnt help either, it was pretty grim all around though i can see things working differently next time. I didnt actually realize sabers and mecha ace were the same author, funny that Choiceofgames didnt have sabers as one of their main titles. As to the podcast idea, well I believe Trenton suggested it and I can see the point, particularly for people who arent as familiar with how the choiceofgames work, sinse lets be honest Grryf lots of people dont really see much in text games, plus as I said itd be good for new Iphone users. I dont think Id want to do one of the hosted games though for a first go, sinse probably if someone was new to the hole thing theyd be better off starting with the official Choiceofgames titles, so id probably choose one of those Id not played before. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199920#p199920 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Well grryf, the issue I seem to be having is one I ran into occasionally with other games written in choice script, namely that the authors definition of what actions correspond to what stats isnt always the same as mine, in this case its the reality show personalities thing. Its like when in zombie exodus you have the inefected person sking you to shoot them. To me, shooting them is the more humane decision, it stops them from becomming a zombie (heck theyre asking you to shoot them anyway), not to mentio it means you dont need to risk getting bitten by an active undead. The author however disagreed and thought that was a brutal action.In that case I can accept the difference of opinion and at least in zombie exodus even if the authors definitions of stats werent the same as mine I could get a definite handle on what he was thinking, in hero project less so.I have played more of the choiceofgames than hosted gam es thus ar, indeed the only hosted title Ive had a really serious play of is zombie exodus, though others like wizards choice and land of three classes Ive had a look at too. It does seem that the Choiceofgames titles are of a consistant quality, or at least the ones Ive played intensively do seem to have worked in a similar way, for all robots and mecha ace have been my favourite thus far, though I also have a soft spot for dragon just because dragons are cool and the game is so light hearted. Funny you mention the hero games as novels. To be honest if they were novels Id find them less interesting as they have a lot of the issues I have with the super hero genre that I discussed in the offtopic room, not much explanation of the world, slightly predictable characters, (all truth justice and extreme force), and usual conflicts such as revenge, people dont trust super heros, or I hate my powers As cog games however the idea works just because of the descriptions, different choices and interactivity, especially in combat. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199789#p199789 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
2015-01-05
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : grryfindore via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Hi,I see what you mean about hg titles now, but thats because of as I said, there the authors just do their own thing and they arent limited or have ristrictions based upon them by the company. This as can be seen is both good and bad.Sabres,ZE, way walkers series, tin star. are some of the examples of some truly epic ones,While wizards choice,path of light? (not so sure about its name) swords of the elements etc are well, the less said about them the better. Dan_C put it just right. the first 2 games in the hero series that Ive tried were linear. I.E in most cases no matter what you do,how you do it or what actions you choose will have no effect at all. so why provide a choice at all. I ment it to be a novel like in that sense, as all you do is read through, while under the elution that the choices you make actually do matter.Th is is more prevalent in the first hero game, apparently the author did do a little better with the second one.Although it has to be said, even though I dont like the series as the hole, heros project has a part I really like.spoilers ahoyits where you are put in command of a few heros,and have to pit them against the other team, considering the obstacles and who would be the best to pass through them.That alone made playing the hole game worth it. spoilers endIts not only that sabres and mecha aice are quite good games (sabres beats them all hands down for me though), but paul wang if I am spelling his name right, can actually write really well.Not just that though, even as a game Sabres of infinity is designed well. You could play it over and over again, make just a few different choices here and there,and end up with a totally different game. Or at least, get different text in the same choices if your stats happen to be different.A podcast might be good, although with ios being as eazy as it is, and choice of games being what they are, I dont really see it as that difficult,but than again it may end up to be fun.Can I put forward sabres as a suggestion for the podcast if you do one? grryf URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199895#p199895 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! I have heard good things about sabers of infinity, albeit I have lots more games to try as well, probably when I finish the hero games Ill try monster master. I also am considering recording one of my infamous castings of the pod about the choiceofgames, but to make life interesting and also proove to new Iphone users that the games are not hard to play, making it a game Ive never played before. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199842#p199842 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! as others have said, Ive found great quality on both sides. Im looking forward to som trench, however right now Im sort of flitting between robots which seems to have a lot of customisation and silent gear. Ive played the first heroes game though found it rather linear, however when I have time Il certainly check out the other two. Slammed and fatehaven Id also highly recommend. Sabers I just took the sensible cowardly way out and that didnt exactly end well. I do love the author of that and mech ace though, as he gives you plenty of extra lore and info not present in other titles. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199825#p199825 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Well Im now playing the hero project and suffered my first defeat, which to say that I got through the first game without dying once is something. Beware! here thar be spoilers for Hero project yeee spoilery lubbers! One thing I am not really getting a handle on is which behaviour goes with which reality show profile characteristic. In the first game it was fairly easy to say which decisions emboddied justice, lawlessness, defensive etc, however Im having a little trouble scoping out how to be a consistant chracter on the show. I chose the Be a hero no matter what option, and tried to stick with that, helping people like Jenny and Mac girl out where possible, but Im still not sure what sort of options I should be going with as after the first round I got three points in hero, and two in floater which was odd. I do know what the wrong decision I made was that lost me out on the game, but a stratogy tip on what sort of reactio ns are hero might be good here. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199716#p199716 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
2015-01-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : grryfindore via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Hi,The hero games do have good plot,and they would indeed make good novels,but as cog games. They are just so so. although not so bad as all that, they could certainly be better.I.E no matter what you do, you cant avoid almost everything that happens in book 1. Book 2 Is better in that regard, but book 3 is something I havent tried yet. so couldnt say.Think of cog titles as something the uthors write according to the staff. or they propose a idea for a book,and if the staff like it, they agree to sell under their name.But then the book has to meat with their criteria I.E number of words, story should go in a certain way. have this or thatWhere as under hosted games, the authors write up whatever they like, one of the staff just gives it a glance. just to make sure it doesnt have major errors, and it is posted. So far, I like more titles under the hosted games as compared to cog,but to me its more of a author thing. I.E paul wang dont think Im spelling that right is quite good and has written titles under both cog and hg, both of which happen to be my favourites. Sabres of infinity and mecha aiceAT dark, Its been a bit too long sinse I played the hero project, so I couldnt really give you pointers, unless it was a death you experienced.grryf URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199767#p199767 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
2015-01-04
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : grryfindore via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Hi,The hero games do have good plot,and they would indeed make good novels,but as cog games. They are just so so. although not so bad as all that, they could certainly be better.I.E no matter what you do, you cant avoid almost everything that happens in book 1. Book 2 Is better in that regard, but book 3 is something I havent tried yet. so couldnt say.I have bought both choice of robots and the last monster master,but havent tried any of them yet.2 more games under hosted games have been released now that we are talking about games written in choice script, Somme trench (which I know to be quite good), and silent gear which I even havent had a look at.Think of cog titles as something the authors write according to the staff. or they propose a idea for a book,and if the staff like it, they agree to sell under their name.But then the book has to meat with their criteria I.E number of words, story s hould go in a certain way. have this or thatWhere as under hosted games, the authors write up whatever they like, one of the staff just gives it a glance. just to make sure it doesnt have major errors, and it is posted. So far, I like more titles under the hosted games as compared to cog,but to me its more of a author thing. I.E paul wang dont think Im spelling that right is quite good and has written titles under both cog and hg, both of which happen to be my favourites. Sabres of infinity and mecha aiceAT dark, Its been a bit too long sinse I played the hero project, so I couldnt really give you pointers, unless it was a death you experienced.grryf URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199767#p199767 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
2015-01-03
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : Soul Keeper via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! I know the choiceofgames tend to be of a fairly consistant quality, and I do intend to play them all in time, though I wonder about the hosted games, sinse it seems they can vary hugely from awsome things like Zombie exodus to utter drek like land of three classes, still theres a lot of stuff to play, even if I get through both heros rise games (Ive also got last monster master to play which Ive not started yet though I bought it while it was on offer).I think thats because Hosted Games are a lot less reviewed before publishing (Im not sure how the process works, but they might even be put through some spellchecker and some rutamentary grammar checker and little else) while choice of games are reviewed on a one on one basis. If you ever saw that thing about making choice of game storybooks it explains the differences a lot better than I can. Sorry, I dont have the link now, otherwise Id put that here, t oo.On a completely different note, I really loved choice of robots because the depth and possibilities of the game were quite awesome. I honestly didnt enjoy the heros one as much, but thats just me.On a somewhat related but still different note, has anyone read Worm? The topic name immediately made me think of it, and it somewhat has a similar feel, at least in some places, to heros, all be it a lot more intelligent/the plot is worlds more complex. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199581#p199581 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! @Soulkeeper, I sort of get the feeling that those games published under the choiceofgames logo are officially commissioned by the staff of the site or similar, where as hosted games can be by anyone. Its a shame sinse Zombie exodus was certainly as good as any of the choiceof titles Ive played, which admitedly at this point is confined just to dragon, broadsides, starcaptain, mecha ace and robots, (and now heros rise as well). Robots was enjoyable for the possibilities built in, but I do sort of like the miner rpg mechanic in heros rise of maintaining your power and energy levels which gave some stratogy to the combats, in mecha ace and starcaptain combats felt something of a forgone conclusion after I decided which of the stats to focus on. It was playing robots that reminded me how fun the games can be and got me to trying more of them, sinse uptonow Ive found myself getting a little distracted (too many good games). URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199603#p199603 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
2015-01-02
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AudioGames . net Forum — General Game Discussion : zkline via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Dark,Sounds to me as though you inadvertently set the keyboard to touch typing mode. The behavior you describe is the way many people, myself included, use the IOS keyboard. Double tapping keys is, In my opinion, a bit slower. Fortunately, you can change this setting easily, Using the voiceover rotor. Typing mode is one of the options when you are in an edit field. The one you want is called standard typing.Best,Zack. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199457#p199457 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Thanks Zack, you were correct, it wasnt just the save function in the choiceofgames but on all edit fields. possibly because Im not the most coordinated person I dont find that touch typing easy, actually if Id not been at my parents but at my own flat it wouldnt have been an issue sinse Id have had my Bluetooth keyboard. I did try to find the setting for it but couldnt find anything on the vo settings, odd that it was in the roter and I didnt notice sinse Ive already customized some of my roter options (vertical navigation is dam useful in games like Kodp). Either way Ive started hero project and the prologue customization let me set most things, though I do wish one of my accomplishments had been more perminant than it turned out to be.Beware! spoiling spoilers of spoierleryness for heros rise! I chose not to kill prodigal, sinse it seemed to fit with the character as killing villains w as what got his parents jailed, and I had enough remaining power to stop the energy wave with no loss of life, however now annoyingly im left with the idea that 300 people died, which is a little irritating but something Ill get used to. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199469#p199469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone!
Re: Heroes cannot save everyone! Thanks Zack, you were correct, it wasnt just the save function in the choiceofgames but on all edit fields. possibly because Im not the most coordinated person I dont find that touch typing easy, actually if Id not been at my parents but at my own flat it wouldnt have been an issue sinse Id have had my Bluetooth keyboard. I did try to find the setting for it but couldnt find anything on the vo settings, odd that it was in the roter and I didnt notice sinse Ive already customized some of my roter options (vertical navigation is dam useful in games like Kodp). Either way Ive started hero project and the prologue customization let me set most things, though I do wish one of my accomplishments had been more perminant than it turned out to be. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199469#p199469 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Heroes cannot save everyone!
Heroes cannot save everyone! Well after enjoying choiceof robots, I decided to get back into playing some more of the choiceofgames, sinse following mecha ace I havent played that many. Ive heard a lot of recommendations for Heros rise, so I bought the trilogy with a mind to play through them. Ive been doing a couple of chapters a day for the past while, although christmas and angel gift and other things got in the way. Well I was finally triumphant. I finished up with an average legend level (it was really high at the start but less so later), which is okay for a first try, though when I bought the guide several choices were things Id have never done, and sinse the guide was only 60 P I dont mind that. However, I had major! trouble saving the game at the end with my e-mail adress, sinse for some odd reason the keyboard on the choiceofgames login decided to set itself to type letters after you took your fingers off the keys not when you double tapped them, whi ch was verry weerd, indeed I didnt work out what was going on or why the names were typing wrongly for a while which was frustrating. I believed I typed the right address, however then when I started hero project I was told no saves for that address Well great! I dont now know what I should do, whether Ill need to replay heros rise (and just add all the custom info in again), or not, sinse I dont know how much is carried over. Either way its annoying. On the plus side I did like heros rise, a good story with superheroes and an intreaguing mystery, albeit bits were a little cheesy, still I would like to play the other two. I know the choiceofgames tend to be of a fairly consistant quality, and I do intend to play them all in time, though I wonder about the hosted games, sinse it seems they can vary hugely from awsome things like Zombie exodus to utter drek like land of three classes, still theres a lot o f stuff to play, even if I get through both heros rise games (Ive also got last monster master to play which Ive not started yet though I bought it while it was on offer). URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=199385#p199385 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
